Location and Classification
Schloßberg is an officially registered single vineyard (Einzellage) in the wine-growing region Mittelrhein, Loreley area and the Großlage Burg Hammerstein. The vineyard site number is 320101; Bad Hönningen, or Hönningen, is registered as the municipality and locality.
Geography and Vineyard Area
The site is located near Bad Hönningen on the right bank of the Rhine, around Schloss Arenfels. The Schloßberg is cultivated as a steep-slope vineyard with views over the Rhine valley and towards Schloss Arenfels. In the 2024 harvest area register, 9.0 hectares of planted vineyard area are recorded.
Vines and Soils
Twelve grape varieties are documented for the Schloßberg. Growers in the Hönninger Schlossberg plant, among others, Riesling, Spätburgunder, Müllerrebe, Portugieser and Regent. The soils are described in sections as slate and sandy soils, and in other areas as clay soils; in addition, weathered slate soils are documented. There are old Riesling vines in the vineyard.
Vinification
Historically, wines from the Hönninger Schlossberg were aged at Schloss Arenfels in wooden casks and then filled in a top cellar. For an old Schloßberg Riesling, spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts is documented. A red cuvée from hand-harvested red grape varieties is aged with whole-cluster carbonic acid mash and partly in wood.
